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They Might Be Giants (CD)

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They Might Be Giants Artist Snapshot:

John Flansburgh and John Linnell, the two singer/songwriters behind Brooklyn avant-pop cult band They Might Be Giants, were childhood friends who have been working under the TMBG banner since the '80s. The words "nerdy," "geek-rock," and "quirky" have been applied to their melodic, humor-filled songs so often there should be a cross-reference in the dictionary. Over their numerous albums with and without backing musicians (in the early days they used a drum machine) they've offered songs about the most unlikely subjects imaginable, from Belgian painter James Ensor to famed cinematic costume designer Edith Head. Their masterful songcraft is such that they've long maintained a healthy audience for their idiosyncratic sound.

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DISC 1 for They Might Be Giants (CD) Album By They Might Be Giants (Artist)
1   Everything Right Is Wrong Again
2   Put Your Hand Inside The Puppet Head
3   Number Three
4   Don't Let's Start
5   Hide Away Folk Family
6   32 Footsteps
7   Toddler Hiway
8   Rabid Child
9   Nothing's Gonna Change My Clothes
10   Hotel Detective, (She Was A)
11   She's An Angel
12   Youth Culture Killed My Dog
13   Boat Of Car
14   Absolutely Bill's Mood
15   Chess Piece Face
16   I Hope That I Get Old Before I Die
17   Alienation's For The Rich
18   Day
19   Rhythm Section Want Ad
 

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Title Note

They Might Be Giants: John Flansburgh, John Linnell.

Additional personnel: Margaret Seiler (vocals); Eugene Chadbourne (guitar).

Engineers: Alex Noyes, Al Houghton, Bill Krauss.

Recorded at Studio Pass & Dubway Studio, New York, New York.

They Might Be Giant's eponymous debut marked the arrival of this idiosyncratic and remarkably appealing group. John Flansburgh and John Linnel exhibited the finely honed interplay that only comes from working together for a long time (the duo had begun playing together a decade earlier while still in high school). On the surface they wrote endlessly hummable ditties, but they then occupied those hook-filled worlds with catchy non-sequiturs, surrealist narratives and punning humor.

It's important to note that this wordplay was never a means to an end, but rather a further mask to hide the true core and heart of each song. It is this layering and occasional obliqueness that creates a tension within the friendly music and ultimately makes this band so compelling. Though the Giants didn't have the studio budget they were to corral for later releases, the self-production on this album adds to its charm. This is where it all began, and it is a wonderful place to begin exploring this unique musical team.

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